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Flood Warning issued September 18 at 12:21AM EDT until September 18 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 800 AM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1218 AM EDT, radar indicated scattered thunderstorms developing which contain moderate to heavy rainfall. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area over the next hour or two. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Rockford, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, State Route 116 at State Route 197, Chattanooga and Kossuth.

Saturday, October 27th, 2018

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Heather Schmidt, 46, Celina, wants to comfort rape and sexual-assault survivors. With the polarized reactions to events such as the Kavanaugh hearings, she worries some survivors could feel they have no one to turn to. She is seen here with her husband, Kevin.

Related online story:

Hearings stirred old trauma for some

CELINA - Many people aren't aware of how episodes such as the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination hearings can open a Pandora's box into the past for rape and sexual-assault survivors, one local survivor said. [More]

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